1983Final results
1983 election for Rhode Island Senate District 35
Rhode Island State Senate · Rhode Island
John J. Gilgun (D) won with 68.0% of the vote, defeating Raymond W. Desmarais (R) by 36.0 points.
John J. GilgunDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.0%1,202
Raymond W. DesmaraisRepublican
32.0%565
1,767 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1983
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET